Immigration : $b A world movement and its American significanceFairchild, Henry Pratt
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Immigration : $b A world movement and its American significance
Fairchild, Henry Pratt
Emigration and immigration; United States -- Emigration and immigration
In fifteen out of the forty-three cities one half or more of the cases,
classed by the head of the case, were foreign-born, Milwaukee standing
at the head of the list with 67 per cent. In twelve out of the
forty-three cities, more than 15 per cent of the cases were immigrants
of the second generation, Milwaukee again standing at the head with 25.5
per cent. These two classes make up 92.5 per cent of all the cases for
this city. There is evidently more than one thing that makes Milwaukee
famous, with a possible connection between them.
In regard to the relative importance of the various foreign races in
this respect, we find that the Germans show the largest proportion,
amounting to 6.8 per cent of the total number of cases and 7.1 per cent
of the total number of persons. The next in order are the Polish, with
6.5 per cent of the cases and 8.6 per cent of the persons, and the
Irish, with 6.2 per cent of the cases, and 6.3 per cent of the persons.
As might be expected, the proportion of foreign-born is much larger
(more than half) in the cities of the North Atlantic states than in the
rest of the country, and very small (10 per cent) in the southern
cities. It is interesting to see how each city has its special problem.
For instance, in Buffalo 32 per cent of all the cases were foreign-born
Poles, and in Chicago 20 per cent were of the same class. In Hartford
15.1 per cent of the cases were foreign-born Irish, in Lynn 10.7 per
cent were foreign-born Canadians (other than French), and 19.3 per cent
foreign-born Irish. In Milwaukee 33.3 per cent were German, in Newport
22.2 per cent were Irish, in Orange 26.4 per cent Irish, in Rochester
14.6 per cent south Italian, in San Francisco 23.7 per cent were “other
races.” By way of comparison, it is interesting to note that in
Washington 56.9 per cent of the cases were native-born negroes of native
father. In ten of the cities, the native-born whites of native father
were less than one fourth of the cases.
The Hebrews are noted for looking after their own poor, yet in six
cities more than 5 per cent of all the cases were foreign-born Hebrews.
In Brooklyn they made up 18.1 per cent, and in Malden 15.7 per cent. The
Germans rank first among the foreign races in 18 cities, and tie with
other races in three more. The Irish rank first in nine cities and tie
with the Germans in one more. The Polish rank first in four cities and
tie in one more.
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